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Michael Stern's avatar

my eyes so soft

Don't

Surrender

Your loneliness so quickly.

Let it cut more

Deep.

Let it ferment and season you

As few human

Or even divine ingredients can.

Something missing in my heart tonight

Has made my eyes so soft,

My voice so

Tender,

My need of God

Absolutely

Clear

- Hafiz

The greatest thing I learned from my ongoing therapy is that: 'I am not that person.'

Thanks, as always, Mick, for a great read.

Michael.

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Mick Betancourt's avatar

You broke out that 1350 poem!

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Oh, Mick! "Bebe closed the door, and from that moment on shame and secrets grew in the damp darkness of that crawl space like spring tulips." I remember this story from when you were writing your memoir. SUCH a good job reducing the original to this perfect sentence. People can't handle the darkness. ❤️❤️❤️

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Larz's avatar

Thank you for putting this out there, Mick I'm sure this wasn't easy to write. ❤️

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Rob Myers's avatar

Thank you Mick.

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Jason Mencini's avatar

Powerful story… thankyou for trudging so i could read this and be inspired again! Upon reading Mick i instantly am sitting in a peaceful hammock in my mind unlocked by authenticity! Your real talk is my dog whistle!

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Christine Rose's avatar

Horrific, heavy and beautiful all at once. Thank you

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W P Pope's avatar

Thank you Mick

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Chris Gill's avatar

Thanks Mick .

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Jack Doolan's avatar

They’re not worms... They sure look and feel like ‘em sometimes though eh.

Thank you for this mick.

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Alex Vaynerovsky's avatar

Beautiful story Mick..

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